Maʻuʻanga Fakamatala ki he Polokalama Ngāue ki he Fakataha Moʻuí mo e Ngāue Fakafaifekaú
MĒ 2-8
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 27-29
“Palani Tau ʻa Tēvita”
Tau Hakeakiʻi Fakataha ʻa e Huafa ʻo Sihová
7 Naʻe hola ʻa Tēvita mei Nopi ʻi he kilomita nai ʻe 40 fakahihifo ki he feituʻu ʻo Filisitiá pea kumi hūfanga kia Tuʻi ʻĀkisi ʻi he kolo ʻo Kolaiaté, ko Kati. Mahalo naʻe fakaʻuhinga ʻa Tēvita ʻo pehē heʻikai nai ke kumi ʻa Saula kiate ia ʻi Kati. Neongo ia, naʻe fakatokangaʻi vave ʻe he kau sevāniti ʻa e tuʻi ʻo Katí ʻa Tēvita. ʻI he fanongo ʻa Tēvita kuo ʻiloʻi iá, naʻá ne “manavahe lahi telia ʻa Akisi ko e Tuʻi Kati.”—1 Samiuela 21:10-12.
8 Naʻe puke leva ʻe he kau Filisitiá ʻa Tēvita. ʻOku ngalingali ko e taimi ʻeni naʻe faʻu ai ʻe Tēvita ʻa e saame fakatupu ongoʻiloto ko ia naʻá ne tangi ai kia Sihova: “Ke ke ʻai hoku loʻimata ki hoʻo hina.” (Sāme 56:8 mo e fakamatala ʻi ʻolungá.) Naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ai ʻene loto-falala ʻe ʻikai ngalo ʻia Sihova ʻene mamahí ka te ne tokanga anga-ʻofa kiate ia mo maluʻi ia. Naʻe toe fakakaukauʻi ʻe Tēvita ha founga ke kākaaʻi ai ʻa e tuʻi Filisitiá. Naʻá ne tōʻonga ʻo hangē naʻá ne valé. ʻI he sio atu ki he meʻá ni, naʻe valokiʻi ʻe Tuʻi ʻĀkisi ʻene kau sevānití heʻenau ʻomai ha tangata “sesele” ki hono ʻaó. ʻOku hā mahino, naʻe tāpuakiʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e palani ʻa Tēvitá. Naʻe tuli ʻa Tēvita mei he koló, pea naʻe mālō pē ʻene hao mei he toe tuʻunga ʻe taha ko eni ne mei mole ai ʻene moʻuí.—1 Samiuela 21:13-15.
Kau Talavou—ʻE Lava Fēfē Ke Mou Maʻu ʻa e Falala ʻa e Niʻihi Kehé?
8 Fakakaukau ki ha pole ʻe taha naʻe fehangahangai mo Tēvita. Hili hono pani ʻo Tēvita ke hoko ko e tuʻí, naʻe pau ke ne tatali he laui taʻu ki muʻa ke fakanofo ko e tuʻi ʻo Siutá. (1 Sām. 16:13; 2 Sām. 2:3, 4) Lolotonga ʻa e vahaʻa taimi ko iá, ko e hā naʻe tokoni kiate ia ke tatali anga-kātakí? ʻI he ʻikai lōmekina ʻe he fakalotosiʻí, naʻe tokangataha ʻa Tēvita ki he meʻa ʻe lava ke ne faí. Ko e fakatātaá, lolotonga ʻa e hoko ko e tokotaha hola holo ʻi he feituʻu Filisitiá, naʻe puke ʻe Tēvita ʻa e faingamālie ko iá ke faitau mo e ngaahi fili ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI heʻene fai iá, naʻá ne maluʻi ai ʻa e kauʻāfonua ʻo e feituʻu ʻo Siutá.—1 Sām. 27:1-12.
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Loi
Lolotonga ʻoku fakahalaki ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e loi fakatupu maumaú, ʻoku ʻikai ʻuhinga iá ʻoku totonu ke tala ʻe ha tokotaha ʻa e fakamatala kakató ki ha kakai ʻoku ʻikai haʻanau totonu ki ai. Naʻe ekinaki ʻa Sīsū Kalaisi: “ʻOua ʻe ʻoange ʻa e meʻa ʻoku toputapú ki he fanga kulií pe laku ʻa hoʻomou ngaahi mataʻitofé ki he fanga puaká, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa nau tāmoloki ia pea nau tafoki hake ʻo halu kimoutolu.” (Māt. 7:6) Ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻe ʻikai tali ai ʻe Sīsū ʻi he tuʻunga ʻe niʻihi, ke ne ʻoatu ha fakamatala kakato pe tali hangatonu ki ha fehuʻi pau, koeʻuhí ʻoku lava ke fakatupu maumau. (Māt. 15:1-6; 21:23-27; Sione 7:3-10) ʻOku hā mahino ʻoku pau pē naʻe maʻu ʻe Sihova ʻa e vakai tatau ki he tuʻunga ʻo ʻĒpalahame, ʻAisake, Lēhapi, ʻIlaisa ʻi he ʻikai ke nau ʻoatu kakato ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá ki he kau taʻelotú.—Sēn. 12:10-19; vahe 20; 26:1-10; Sios. 2:1-6; Sēm. 2:25; 2 Tuʻi 6:11-23.
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ʻE Lava ke Tokoniʻi ʻe he Kau Maté ʻa e Kau Moʻuí?
Fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo ia. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻi he maté ko e tokotahá “ʻoku ne foki ki hono kelekele” pea ko “ʻene ngaahi fakakaukau ʻoku mate.” (Sāme 146:4) Naʻe fakatou ʻilo ʻe Saula mo Sāmiuela naʻe fakahalaiaʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e fetuʻutaki mo e kau fakahaʻele faʻahikehé. He ko ē, naʻe ʻuluaki takimuʻa ʻa Saula ʻi hono fakaʻauha mei he fonuá ʻa e ngaahi tōʻonga fakafaʻahikehé!—Livitiko 19:31.
Fakaʻuhinga ʻi he meʻá ni. Kapau naʻe kei moʻui ʻa e faitōnunga ko Sāmiuelá ko ha laumālie, te ne maumauʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá pea ngāue fāitaha mo ha tokotaha fakahaʻele faʻahikehe koeʻuhi ke ne feʻiloaki mo Saula? Naʻe ʻosi fakafisi ʻa Sihova ke talanoa mo Saula. Ko hono moʻoní, ʻe lava ke fakamālohiʻi ʻe ha tokotaha fakahaʻele faʻahikehe ʻa e ʻOtua Māfimafi-Aoniú ke ne fetuʻutaki mo Saula fakafou ʻia Sāmiuela kuo maté? ʻIkai. ʻOku hā mahino, ko “Sāmiuela” ko ení naʻe ʻikai ko e palōfita faitōnunga ia ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻi ha tuʻunga pē. Ko ha laumālie ia—ko ha tēmeniō fulikivanu naʻe fakangalingali ko Sāmiuela ia kuo maté.
MĒ 9-15
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 1 SĀMIUELA 30-31
“Fakaivimālohiʻi ʻa Koe Tonu Fakafou ʻIa Sihova ko Ho ʻOtuá”
Manavahē Kia Sihova—Pea Fiefia!
12 Ko e manavahē ʻa Tēvita kia Sihová naʻá ne fai ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻo ʻikai ko hono taʻofi pē ia mei he faihalá. Naʻá ne maʻu ivi ai ke ne ngāue mo e loto-pau mo ngāue fakapotopoto ʻi he malumalu ʻo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻá. ʻI ha taʻu ʻe taha mo e māhina ʻe fā naʻe hola ai meia Saula ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻo kumi hūfanga ki Sikilaki ʻi he tukuʻuta ʻo e kau Filisitiá. (1 Sāmiuela 27:5-7) ʻI he taimi ʻe taha lolotonga ʻa e mamaʻo ʻa e kau tangatá, naʻe fakatūʻuta ai ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí ʻo tutu ʻa e koló pea ʻave kotoa ʻa e ngaahi uaifi ʻo e kau tangatá, ko e fānaú pea mo e fanga manú. ʻI heʻenau foki atu ʻo sio ki he meʻa naʻe hokó, naʻe fākafoa ʻa Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá. Naʻe mafuli vave ʻa e mamahí ki he loto-ʻita, pea naʻe laulau ʻa e kau tangata ʻa Tēvitá ke nau tolomakaʻi ia. Neongo ʻene loto-mamahí, naʻe ʻikai siva e ʻamanaki ʻa Tēvitá. (Palōveepi 24:10) Ko ʻene manavahē ki he ʻOtuá naʻe ueʻi ai ia ke ne hanga kia Sihova, pea naʻá ne maʻu ‘ivi meia Sihova.’ ʻI he tokoni ʻa e ʻOtuá, naʻe tuli ai ʻe Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻo maʻu ʻa e kau ʻAmalekí pea toe fakafoki mai ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē.—1 Samiuela 30:1-20.
ʻOku Maluʻi Kitautolu ʻe Sihova ki he Fakamoʻuí
14 Naʻe fehangahangai ʻa Tēvita mo e ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa lahi ʻi heʻene moʻuí. (1 Sām. 30:3-6) Ko ʻene ngaahi lea fakamānavaʻí ʻoku hā mei ai naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa ʻene ngaahi ongoʻí. (Lau ʻa e Saame 34:18; 56:8.) ʻOku toe ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻetau ngaahi ongoʻí. ʻI he taimi ʻoku tau “loto lavea” ai pe “laumalie mafesi,” ʻokú ne ʻunuʻunu ofi mai kiate kitautolu. Ko e founga ko ení ʻiate pē ʻoku lava ke ʻomai ai kiate kitautolu ha tuʻunga ʻo e fiemālie, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe hoko kia Tēvitá, ʻa ia naʻá ne hiva: “Kau hakahaka mo fakafiefia ʻi hoʻo meesi: He kuo ke hanga ki heʻeku tuʻutamaki; kuo ke ʻilo ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa o ʻeku moʻui.” (Saame 31:7) Ka ʻoku fai ʻe Sihova ia ʻa e meʻa lahi ange ʻi hono fakatokangaʻi pē ʻetau faingataʻaʻiá. ʻOkú ne poupouʻi kitautolu ʻaki ʻene ʻomai ʻa e fakafiemālie mo e fakalototoʻa. Ko e founga ʻe taha ʻokú ne fai ai ení ʻoku fakafou mai ia ʻi he ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi ʻUluaki Samiuelá
30:23, 24. Ko e fili ko ení, makatuʻunga ʻi he Nōmipa 31:27, ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻoku fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e faʻahinga ʻoku nau ngāue ʻi he ngaahi ngafa tokoni ʻi he fakatahaʻangá. Ko ia ai, ko e hā pē meʻa ʻoku tau faí, tau “ngaue fie ngaue ki ai, he ko e ngaue ki he ʻEiki, ʻo ʻikai ki he kakai.”—Kolose 3:23.
MĒ 16-22
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 1-3
“Ko e Hā ʻOku Tau Ako mei he Taʻanga Tangi ʻOku Ui ‘Ko e Kaufaná’?”
Fakaʻapaʻapa ki he Faʻahinga ʻOku Fakamafaiʻi Ke Nau Pule Kiate Kimoutolú
9 Naʻe mamahi lahi ʻa Tēvita lolotonga ʻa hono ngaohikoviʻi iá? “Ko e kau fakamalohi kuo tuli ki heʻeku moʻui,” ko e kalanga ia ʻa Tēvita kia Sihová. (Sāme 54:3) Naʻá ne huaʻi atu hono lotó kia Sihova: “ʻE hoku ʻOtua, hamusi au mei hoku ngaahi fili . . . ʻoku nau fakataha ke fai meʻa kiate au ko e koto malohi; ka talaʻehai ko haʻaku ngaue kovi kuo fai, pe ko haʻaku angahala, ʻEiki. Taʻe haʻaku kovi ʻoku nau felelei ke fakate mai: ke ke ʻa ke fakafetaulaki kiate au, ʻo vakai.” (Sāme 59:1-4) Kuó ke ongoʻi tatau pehē ʻi ha taimi—naʻe ʻikai te ke fai ʻe koe ha hala ki ha taha maʻu mafai, ka naʻá ne hanganaki fakatupunga ha ngaahi faingataʻa kiate koe? Naʻe ʻikai ke taʻemalava ʻa Tēvita ke fakahaaʻi ʻa e ʻapasia kia Saula. ʻI he mate ʻa Saulá, ʻi he ʻikai ke hākahaka ʻi he fiefiá, naʻe faʻu ʻe Tēvita ha foʻi taʻanga: “Ko e meʻa fakaʻofa mo masani ʻa e va ʻo Saula mo Sionatane ʻi heʻena moʻui . . . naʻa na vave ʻi he fanga ikale, naʻa na malohi ʻi he fanga laione. ʻA taʻahine Isileli, mou tengihia ʻa Saula.” (2 Sāmiuela 1:23, 24) Ko ha faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lelei ē ʻo e fakaʻapaʻapa moʻoni ki he pani ʻa Sihová, neongo naʻe ngaohikoviʻi taʻetotonu ʻe Saula ʻa Tēvita!
Lavakí—Ko ha Fakaʻilonga Tamaki ʻo e Kuongá!
8 ʻOku toe fakamatala ʻa e Tohi Tapú ki he faʻahinga mateaki tokolahi. Tau lāulea angé ki he toko ua ʻo e faʻahingá ni pea sio pe ko e hā ʻe lava ke tau ako meiate kinauá, ʻo kamataʻaki ha tangata naʻá ne fakamoʻoniʻi ʻa ʻene mateakí kia Tēvita. Ko Sionatane, ʻa e foha lahi taha ʻo Tuʻi Saulá, ʻa ia naʻe ngalingali te ne hoko ko e eʻa ki he taloni ʻo ʻIsilelí—tuku kehe ʻa e meʻa ʻe taha. Naʻe fili ʻe Sihova ia ʻa Tēvita ke hoko ko e tuʻi hono hoko ʻo ʻIsilelí. Naʻe tokaʻi ʻe Sionatane ʻa e fili ʻa e ʻOtuá. Naʻe ʻikai te ne vakai ʻi he meheka kia Tēvita ʻi he tuʻunga ko ha tokotaha feʻauhi ange kiate ia. ʻI hono kehé, ko Sionatané naʻe ‘pikitai ʻa hono lotó ki he loto ʻo Tevitá’ ʻi heʻene tukupā te ne mateaki kiate ia. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne ʻoange kia Tēvita ʻa hono ngaahi kofú, heletaá, kaufaná, mo hono noʻó, ʻo ne tuku ai kiate ia ʻa e ngaahi lāngilangi fakatuʻí. (1 Sām. 18:1-4) Naʻe fai ʻe Sionatane ʻa e meʻa kotoa naʻá ne malavá ke ‘ne poupou ʻa e nima ʻo Tēvitá,’ ʻo aʻu ki he tuʻunga ko ʻene ʻai ʻene moʻuí tonu ke ʻi he tuʻunga fakatuʻutāmaki kae tuʻu maʻa Tēvita ʻi he ʻao ʻo Saulá. Naʻe mateaki ʻa Sionatane ʻo ne tala kia Tēvita: “Te ke Tuʻi Isileli koe, kau palemia au.” (1 Sām. 20:30-34; 23:16, 17) ʻOku ʻikai ha ofo, ʻi he hili ko ia ʻa e mate ʻa Sionatané, naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻene ongoʻi mamahi pea mo ʻene ʻofa kiate iá ʻi ha hiva ʻo e tengihia.—2 Sām. 1:17, 26.
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Tokoua
Naʻe tohi ʻe Tēvita ʻo fakahuʻunga ʻoku ʻikai ko e kāinga pē ʻi he totó pe tokoua moʻoní ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e melino mo e fāʻūtahá. “Vakai! Hono ʻikai lelei pea hono ʻikai fakaʻofoʻofa ke nofo fakataha ʻa e fanga tokouá ʻo fāʻūtaha!” (Saame 133:1) Kae kehe, naʻe ueʻi ʻa Tēvita ke ne ui ʻa Sionatane ko hono tokoua koeʻuhí naʻá na mahuʻingaʻia ʻi he meʻa tatau pea naʻá na maʻu ha vahaʻangatae vāofi, ʻo ʻikai koeʻuhí naʻá na tamai taha faʻē taha. (2 Sām. 1:26) Ko e ngaahi kaungāmeʻa ʻoku nau maʻu ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungaanga tatau naʻa mo e ngaahi ʻulungaanga ʻoku ʻikai leleí ʻoku ngalingali ʻoku ui kinautolu ko e fanga tokoua.—Pal. 18:9.
MĒ 23-29
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 4-6
“Tauhi Maʻu ha Manavahē Totonu kia Sihova”
Ngaahi Me‘a Mahu‘inga mei he Tohi Ua Samiuelá
6:1-7. Neongo na‘e taumu‘a lelei pē ‘a Tēvita, na‘á ne maumau‘i ‘a e tu‘utu‘uni ‘a Sihová ‘i he‘ene feinga ko ia ke ‘ave ‘a e ‘A‘aké ‘i ha salioté pea na‘e ta‘elavame‘a ia. (Ekisoto 25:13, 14; Nomipa 4:15, 19; 7:7-9) Ko hono puke ko ia ‘e ‘Usa ‘a e ‘A‘aké ‘okú ne fakahaa‘i mai ko e ngaahi taumu‘a leleí ‘oku ‘ikai ke ne fulihi ‘e ia ‘a e me‘a ‘oku fiema‘u ‘e he ‘Otuá.
ʻOku Fai Maʻu Pē ʻe Sihova ʻa e Meʻa ʻOku Totonú
20 Manatuʻi naʻe totonu ke ʻiloʻi lelei ʻe ʻUsa ʻa e Laó. Naʻe fekauʻaki ʻa e ʻAʻaké mo e ʻi ai ʻa Sihová. Naʻe fakahaaʻi pau ʻe he Laó ʻe ʻikai ke ala ki ai ha faʻahinga tāutaha taʻefakamafaiʻi, ʻo fakatokanga taʻetoeveiveiua ko e faʻahinga te nau maumauʻi iá ʻe tautea mate. (Nōmipa 4:18-20; 7:89) Ko ia ai, ko hono fehikitaki ʻa e puha toputapu ko iá naʻe ʻikai ko ha ngāue ia ke fakamaʻamaʻaʻi. ʻOku hā mahino ko ʻUsá ko ha Līvai (ʻo ʻikai ko ha taulaʻeiki), ko ia ai naʻe totonu ke ne ʻosi alāanga mo e Laó. Ko e taha, ʻi he ngaahi taʻu ki muʻa angé naʻe hiki ai ʻa e ʻAʻaké ki he fale ʻo ʻene tamaí ke tauhi ai. (1 Sāmiuela 6:20–7:1) Naʻe nofo ia ai ʻi he taʻu nai ʻe 70, ʻo aʻu ki he taimi naʻe toki fili ai ʻa Tēvita ke hiki iá. Ko ia mei he kei siʻí ʻo faai mai ai, ʻoku ngalingali naʻe lāuʻilo ʻa ʻUsa ʻo kau ki he ngaahi lao fekauʻaki mo e ʻAʻaké.
21 Hangē ko ia naʻe lave ki ai ki muʻá, ʻoku lava ke ʻiloʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi lotó. Koeʻuhi ʻoku ui ʻi heʻene Folofolá ʻa e ngāue ʻa ʻUsá ko ha “fai vale [pe taʻefakaʻapaʻapa],” naʻe vakai nai ʻa Sihova ki ha taumuʻa siokita ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke fakahaaʻi pau ʻi he fakamatalá. Ko ha tangata ʻafungi nai ʻa ʻUsa, ʻo hehema ke fakalaka ʻi he ngaahi ngataʻanga totonú? (Palōveepi 11:2) Ko hono tataki fakahāhā ʻa e ʻAʻaké ʻa ia naʻe leʻohi mavahe ʻe hono fāmilí naʻe ʻoange ai kiate ia ha ongoʻi ʻulu pupula ʻo e mahuʻinga fakaekita? (Palōveepi 8:13) Naʻe mātuʻaki taʻemateaki ʻa ʻUsa ʻo ne fakakaukau naʻe fuʻu nounou ʻa e toʻukupu ʻo Sihová ke ne ʻai ke tuʻumaʻu ʻa e puha toputapu naʻá ne fakatātaaʻi ʻa ʻEne ʻi aí? Pe ko e hā pē ʻa e tuʻungá, ʻoku lava ke tau fakapapauʻi naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ʻa e meʻa naʻe totonú. ʻOku ngalingali naʻá ne ʻafioʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻi he loto ʻo ʻUsá ʻa ia naʻá ne fakatupunga ai Ia ke ne fakahoko ʻa e fakamaau fakavavevavé.—Palovepi 21:2.
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Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Ua Samiuelá
6:8, 9. ʻI ha tuʻunga fonu ʻahiʻahi, naʻe ʻuluaki ʻita ai ʻa Tēvita, peá ne toki ilifia—mahalo naʻe aʻu ʻo ne tukuakiʻi ʻa Sihova ki he meʻa fakamamahi ne hokó. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke tau maluʻi kitautolu mei hono tukuakiʻi ʻa Sihova ki he ngaahi palopalema ʻoku hoko ʻi hono tukunoaʻi ʻene ngaahi fekaú.
TOKANGATAHA KI HE NGĀUE FAKAMALANGÁ
‘Hanganaki Leʻo’—Kuo Hokosia ʻa e Taimi ʻo e Fakamāú!
14 ʻI heʻetau hanganaki leʻó, ko e hā ʻoku malava ke tau ʻamanekiná? ʻOku fakaeʻa mai ʻe he tohi Fakahaá ʻa e ngaahi sitepu hokohoko ʻi hono fakahoko ʻo e taumuʻa ʻa e ʻOtuá. Ko e ngāue ki he meʻa ʻoku leaʻaki aí ʻoku mātuʻaki mahuʻinga ia kapau ʻoku tau fie fakamoʻoniʻi ʻoku tau toka teuteu. ʻOku fakamatalaʻi maeʻeeʻa lelei ʻe he kikité ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe hoko ʻi he “ʻaho ʻo e ʻEiki,” ʻa ia naʻe kamata ʻi he taimi naʻe fakanofo tuʻi ai ʻa Kalaisi ʻi hēvani ʻi he 1914. (Fakahā 1:10) ʻOku fakahanga ʻe he Fakahaá ʻa ʻetau tokangá ki ha ʻāngelo ʻa ia kuo tuku kiate ia ʻa e “Kōsipeli taʻengata ke malangaʻaki.” ʻOkú ne fanongonongo ʻi ha leʻo-lahi: “Mou manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia; he kuo hokosia ʻa e taimi oʻene fakamāu.” (Fakahā 14:6, 7) Ko e “taimi” ʻo e fakamaau ko iá ko ha vahaʻa taimi nounou; ʻoku kau fakatouʻosi ki ai ʻa e fanongonongó mo e fakahoko ʻo e fakamāú ʻa ē ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he kikite ko iá. ʻOku tau lolotonga moʻui ʻi he vahaʻa taimi ko iá.
15 ʻI he taimi ní, ki muʻa ke fakaʻosi ʻa e taimi ʻo e fakamāú, ʻoku ekinaki mai kiate kitautolu: “Mou manavahē ki he ʻOtua, pea tuku kololia kiate ia.” Ko e hā ʻoku kau ki hení? Ko e manavahē totonu ki he ʻOtuá ʻoku totonu ke ne fakatupunga kitautolu ke tau tafoki mei he koví. (Palōveepi 8:13) Kapau ʻoku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ʻa e ʻOtuá, te tau fanongo kiate ia fakataha mo e ʻapasia loloto. ʻE ʻikai ke tau fuʻu femoʻuekina ʻo liʻaki ai ʻa hono lau tuʻumaʻu ʻa ʻene Folofolá, ʻa e Tohi Tapú. ʻE ʻikai ke tau fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa ʻene akonaki ke maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakataha faka-Kalisitiané. (Hepelū 10:24, 25) Te tau koloaʻaki ʻa e monū ko hono fanongonongo ʻa e ongoongo lelei ʻo e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaia ʻo e ʻOtuá pea te tau fai ia ʻi he faivelenga. Te tau falala kia Sihova ʻi he taimi kotoa pea ʻaki hotau lotó kotoa. (Sāme 62:8) ʻI hono ʻiloʻi ko Sihova ʻa e Hau Fakalevelevá, ʻoku tau fakalāngilangiʻi ia ʻaki ʻa e fakamoʻulaloa loto-lelei kiate ia ʻi hono tuʻunga ko e Hau ʻi heʻetau moʻuí. ʻOkú ke manavahē moʻoni ki he ʻOtuá pea tuku kolōlia kiate ia ʻi he ngaahi founga ko iá kotoa?
MOʻUI KO HA KALISITIANE
jr 125-126 ¶23-24
ʻOkú Ke ʻEke ʻi he ʻAho Kotoa Pē, “Ko Fē ʻa Sihova?”
23 Tānaki atu ki he lotu loto-moʻoni ʻo kole ʻa e tataki ʻa Sihová, ʻoku fiemaʻu ke hokohoko atu ʻetau ako fakafoʻituituí, ʻa ia ko e founga ia ʻe lava ke tau ʻiloʻi ai ʻa e finangalo ʻo Sihová. ʻI he tuʻunga ko ení ʻoku tau maʻu ʻa e Tohi Tapu kakató ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ia ʻe Selemaia. Hangē ko Selemaiá, naʻá ne fekumi lahi ange pea naʻá ne hiki ʻene tohi fakahisitōlia kuo fakamānavaʻí, pea ʻe lava ke ke fekumi ki he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá pea mo ʻene tatakí ʻo ʻeke, “Ko fē ʻa Sihova?” ʻI he kumi ke ʻiloʻi hono finangaló, ʻokú ke fakahaaʻi ai ʻokú ke falala kiate ia, pea te ke “hoko ʻo hangē ha fuʻu ʻakau ʻoku tō ʻi he veʻe vaí, ʻa ia ʻoku mafola atu ʻa hono ngaahi aká ki he vaitafé.”—Lau ʻa e Selemaia 17:5-8.
24 ʻI hoʻo lau mo fakalaulauloto ki he Folofola Māʻoniʻoní, feinga ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻoku finangalo ʻa Sihova ke ke fai ʻi he ngaahi tuʻunga kehekehe. ʻE lava ke ke vakai ki he ngaahi tefitoʻi moʻoni ʻokú ke loto ke ke manatuʻí pea ngāueʻaki ia. ʻI hono lau ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala fakahisitōlia, fekau fakaʻotua, tefitoʻi moʻoni fakaʻotua pea mo e ngaahi faleʻi fakapotopoto ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá, fakakaukau ki he ngaahi founga ʻe lava ke ke ngāueʻaki ia ʻi hoʻo fili fakaʻahó. ʻI he tali ki he fehuʻi, “Ko fē ʻa Sihova?” ʻe lava ke ne fakahaaʻi atu ia fakafou ʻi heʻene Folofolá ʻa e founga ke ke fekuki ai mo ha ngaahi tuʻunga faingataʻa. Ko e ʻuhinga ia ʻokú ke ʻiloʻi ai mei he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi meʻa “mahinongataʻa ʻa ia kuo ʻikai te ke ʻiloʻi” pe ʻi ha tuʻunga ʻoku ʻomai ai ha fakamaama pau!—Sel. 33:3
Ko e Tupu mei he ‘Otua
ʻOKÚ KE MATEUTEU KE HOLA?
ʻOku ʻomai ʻe he ʻŌfisi Tokangaʻi ʻo e Ngaahi Fiemaʻu Fakatuʻupakē ʻi he Kolo Niu ʻIoké ha fakahinohino ki he ngaahi fāmilí ke nau palani ki he fetukutukú, ʻaki hano faʻo ha “kato fetukutuku”—ko ha kato ʻoku fefeka, lahi feʻunga pea faingofua ke fakaheka ʻa ia ʻoku faʻo ai ha ngaahi meʻa fiemaʻu fakatuʻupakē mahuʻinga. Ko e ngaahi meʻa eni ʻe ala faʻo ʻi aí:
◼ Tatau ʻo e ʻū tohi mahuʻinga ʻoku faʻo ʻi ha meʻa ʻoku malu mei he vaí
◼ Ko ha toe ngaahi foʻi kī ʻo e meʻalelé mo e falé
◼ Ngaahi kaati toho paʻanga pea mo ha paʻanga
◼ Vai ʻutu hina pea mo e meʻakai ʻoku tolonga
◼ (Ngaahi) kasa hulu, letiō AM/FM, telefoni toʻotoʻo (kapau ʻoku ʻi ai) pea mo ha maka kasa
◼ Faitoʻo feʻunga mo e uike ʻe taha mo hono fakahinohino totonu, tohi mei he toketaá, hingoa mo e fika telefoni ʻo e kau toketaá. (Fakapapauʻi ke fetongi ʻa e faitoʻó ki muʻa pea ʻosi hono taimí)
◼ Naunau faitoʻo tokoni fakavavevave
◼ Sū feʻunga lelei mo tolonga mo e teunga fakaʻuha
◼ Fika telefoni mo e feituʻu ke fakatahataha ki ai ho fāmilí, pea pehē ki ha mape ʻo e feituʻú
◼ Naunau ke tokangaʻi ʻaki e longaʻi fānaú
[Fakamatala ʻi lalo]
Neongo ʻoku fakatefito eni ʻi he lisi fakaʻofisialé, ka ʻoku ʻi ai pē ʻa e kiʻi liliu siʻi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku hā atu ʻi ʻolungá. Mahalo heʻikai ke feʻungamālie ʻa e meʻa kotoa ʻoku hā atu ʻi ʻolungá ʻi ho tuʻungá pe ko e feituʻu ʻokú ke ʻi ai ʻi he māmaní, pea ʻoku fiemaʻu nai ke toe tānaki atu mo ha ngaahi naunau kehe. Ko e fakatātaá, ʻoku ʻi ai foki ʻa e fiemaʻu makehe ia ki he faʻahinga ʻoku toulekeleka mo e kau faingataʻaʻia fakaesinó.
MĒ 30–SUNE 5
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 7-8
“ʻOku Fakahoko ʻe Sihova ha Fuakava mo Tēvita”
‘ʻE Fakapapau Ho Puleʻangá Kiate Koe’
ʻOku maongo kia Sihova ʻa e holi loto-moʻoni ʻa Tēvitá. ʻI he tali ki he līʻoa ʻa Tēvitá pea fakatatau ki he kikité, ʻoku fai ai ʻe he ʻOtuá ha fuakava mo Tēvita te Ne fokotuʻu hake ha taha ʻi hono laine fakatuʻí ʻa ia ʻe pule ʻo taʻengata. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe Nētane ʻa e palōmesi molumalu ʻa e ʻOtuá kia Tēvitá: “ʻE fakapapau ho fale mo ho puleʻanga kiate koe ʻo taʻengata: ʻe fokotuʻu ho taloni ʻo taʻengata.” (Veesi 16) Ko hai ʻa e ʻEa tuʻuloa ʻo ʻene fuakavá—ʻa e Tokotaha te ne pule ʻo taʻengatá?—Sāme 89:20, 29, 34-36.
‘ʻE Fakapapau Ho Puleʻangá Kiate Koe’
Ko Sīsū ʻo Nāsaletí ko ha hako ia ʻo Tēvita. ʻI hono fanongonongo ʻa e ʻaloʻi ʻo Sīsuú, naʻe pehē ʻe ha ʻāngelo: “ʻE foaki kiate ia ʻe he ʻEiki ko e ʻOtua ʻa e taloni ʻo ʻene kui ko Tevita: pea te ne tuʻi ki he hako ʻo Sekope ʻo lauikuonga; pea ko ʻene pule ʻe ʻikai ngata.” (Luke 1:32, 33) Ko ia ko e fuakava mo Tēvitá ʻoku fakahoko ia ʻia Sīsū Kalaisi. Ko ia ai, ʻokú ne pule, ʻikai ʻi he fili ʻa e tangatá, kae fakafou ʻi ha palōmesi molumalu ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻa ia ʻoku ʻoange ai kiate ia ʻa e totonu ke ne pule ʻo taʻengata. Tau manatuʻi ko e ngaahi palōmesi ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku hoko maʻu pē ia.—Aisea 55:10, 11.
Maʻu ha Tui Taʻeueʻia ki he Puleʻangá
14 Naʻe fai ʻe Sihova ha talaʻofa kia Tuʻi Tēvita ʻo ʻIsileli ʻo e kuonga muʻá. Ko e talaʻofa ko iá ʻoku ui ko e fuakava ʻia Tēvita. (Lau ʻa e 2 Sāmiuela 7:12, 16.) Naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ko e Mīsaiá ʻe hoko ko e taha ʻo e hako ʻo Tēvitá. (Luke 1:30-33) ʻI he founga ko ení, naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihova ʻa e ngaahi fakamatala papau lahi ange fekauʻaki mo e laine fakafāmili ʻo e Mīsaiá. Naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova ko e hako ko eni ʻo Tēvitá te ne maʻu ʻa e “totonu” ke hoko ko e Tuʻi ʻo e Puleʻanga Faka-Mīsaiá. (ʻIsi. 21:25-27) Ko e tuʻunga-tuʻi ʻo Tēvitá ʻe pule ʻo taʻengata koeʻuhí ko Sīsū, ʻa e hako ʻo Tēvitá, “ʻe taʻengata, pea ko hono taloni ʻe feʻao mo au ʻo hange ko e laʻa.” (Saame 89:34-37) ʻE lava ke tau tuipau ko e pule ʻa e Mīsaiá heʻikai ʻaupito fakameleʻi pea ko e ngaahi ʻaonga ʻe haʻu mei he pule ko ení ʻe taʻengata!
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
it-2 206 ¶2
Ngaahi ʻAho Fakaʻosi
Kikite ʻa Pēlamí. Ki muʻa ke hū ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí ki he Fonua ʻo e Talaʻofá naʻe tala ʻe he palōfita ko Pēlamí ki he Tuʻi Mōape ko Pēlakí: “Haʻu pea tuku ke u faleʻi koe ki he meʻa ʻe fai ʻe he kakaí ni ki ho kakaí ʻi he kahaʻú. . . . ʻE haʻu ha fetuʻu meia Sēkope, pea ʻe ʻalu hake ha sēpita mei ʻIsileli. Pea te ne mātuʻaki maumauʻi ʻa e laʻe ʻo Mōapé pea mo e ngeʻesi-ʻulu ʻo e ngaahi foha faifakaʻauhá kotoa.” (Nōm. 24:14-17) ʻI hono ʻuluaki fakahoko ʻo e kikite ko ení, naʻe fakamoʻoniʻi ai ko Tuʻi Tēvita ʻa e “fetuʻu” ʻa ia naʻá ne ikunaʻi ʻa e kau Mōapé. (2 Sām. 8:2) ʻOku hā mahino naʻe fakahoko ʻa e kikite “ʻi he kahaʻú” ʻi he taimi naʻe hoko ai ʻa Tēvita ko ha tuʻí. Koeʻuhí naʻe fakatātāʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻa e hoko ʻa Sīsū ko e Tuʻi Faka-Mīsaiá ʻoku toe lava ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e kikite ko ení ki he taimi ʻe ikunaʻi ai ʻe Sīsū hono ngaahi filí.—ʻAi. 9:7; Saame 2:8, 9.
SUNE 6-12
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 9-10
“Naʻe Fakahāhā ʻe Tēvita ʻa e ʻOfa Mateaki”
ʻIo, ʻE Lava Ke Ke Maʻu ʻa e Fiefiá
“Monuʻiaa ka ko ia ʻoku ne tokaʻi [pe fakaʻatuʻi] ʻa e tuʻutamaki,” ko e tohi ia ʻa Tēvitá. Naʻá ne hoko atu: “Ka hoko ʻa e ʻaho kovi ʻe fakahaofi ia ʻe he ʻEiki. ʻE tauhi ʻe Sihova mo fakamoʻui, te ne monuʻia.” (Sāme 41:1, 2) Ko e fakaʻatuʻi anga-ʻofa naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita kia Mefipōsetí, ʻa e foha heke ʻo e kaumeʻa ʻofeina ʻo Tēvita ko Sionatané, ko ha fakatātā ia ʻo e fakakaukau totonu ki he tuʻutāmakí.—2 Samiuela 9:1-13.
Ngaahi Meʻa Mahuʻinga mei he Tohi Ua Samiuelá
9:1, 6, 7. Naʻe tauhi ʻe Tēvita ʻene palōmesí. ʻOku fiemaʻu foki mo kitautolu ke tau feinga ke fai ki heʻetau leá.
Naʻa Nau Fekuki mo e Ngaahi Tolounua ʻi Honau Kakanó
10 ʻI ha ngaahi taʻu ki mui ai, naʻe hanga ai ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita, ʻi heʻene ʻofa lahi kia Sionatané, ʻo fakahāhaaʻi ʻa e ʻaloʻofa kia Mefipōseti. Naʻe ʻoange ʻe Tēvita ʻa e kotoa ʻo e kelekele ʻo Saulá kiate ia pea vaheʻi ʻa e tamaioʻeiki ʻa Saulá, ko Sipa, ke hoko ko e tokotaha tauhi ia ʻo e tofiʻa ko ʻení. Naʻe toe tala ʻe Tēvita kia Mefipōseti: ‘Te ke tokoni ʻi hoku tepilé maʻu pe.’ (2 Sāmiuela 9:6-10) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻe fakafiemālieʻi ʻe he ʻaloʻofa ʻa Tēvitá ʻa Mefipōseti pea tokoni ke siʻisiʻi hifo ai ʻa e mamahi ʻi heʻene taʻemalava ke fai ha meʻá. Ko ha lēsoni lelei lahi ē! Ko kitautolu foki ʻoku totonu ke tau fakahāhā ʻa e anga-ʻofa ki he faʻahinga ʻoku fāinga mo ha tolounua ʻi he kakanó.
Keli ki he Makakoloa Fakalaumālie
it-1 266
Kava
Ko e tokolahi ʻo e kakai ʻi he Hahake ʻo e kuonga muʻá, kau ai ʻa e kau ʻIsilelí, naʻa nau fakamahuʻingaʻi ʻa e kavá ʻo vakai ki ai ko ha meʻa fakangeingeia. ʻI he lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ki he kau ʻIsilelí naʻe tapui ai hono tele ʻa e fulufuluʻiʻulu he tafaʻaki ʻo honau ʻulú pe fakamatamatakoviʻi ʻa e hikuhiku ʻo honau kavá. (Liv. 19:27; 21:5) ʻOku ʻikai ha veiveiua ko e tōʻonga ko ení naʻe fai ia ʻe he kau lotu panganí.
SUNE 13-19
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 11-12
“ʻOua ʻe Tuku ke Puleʻi Koe ʻe he Holi Taʻetotonú”
ʻE Lava Ke Ke Hao mei he Tauhele ʻa Sētané!
10 Ko e mānumanú naʻá ne taki atu ʻa Tuʻi Tēvita ke ne fakangaloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihová, kau ai ʻa e koloa, tuʻu-ki-muʻa mo ʻene ikunaʻi hono ngaahi filí. Naʻe fakahaaʻi ʻe Tēvita ʻi he houngaʻia ko e ngaahi meʻaʻofa ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe “fuʻu lahi fau ia [ke ne] fakalau!” (Saame 40:5) Ka ʻi he taimi ʻe taha, naʻe ngalo ʻia Tēvita ʻa e meʻa naʻe ʻoange ʻe Sihová. Naʻe ʻikai ke ne toe fiemālie; naʻá ne fiemaʻu ha meʻa lahi ange. Neongo naʻe tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi uaifi ʻo Tēvitá, naʻá ne fakaʻatā ke tupulekina ʻi hono lotó ha holi taʻetotonu ki he uaifi ʻo ha tangata kehe. Ko e fefine ko iá ko Pati-sepa, pea ko hono husepānití ko ʻŪlaia ko e Hetí. Naʻe siokita ʻa Tēvita ʻo fai ha fehokotaki fakasino mo Pati-sepa, peá ne feitama. Naʻe ʻosi kovi pē ʻene fai ʻa e tonó, ka ko e kovi angé naʻe toe faʻufaʻu ʻe Tēvita ke tāmateʻi ʻa ʻŪlaia! (2 Sām. 11:2-15) Ko e hā naʻe ʻi he fakakaukau ʻa Tēvitá? Naʻá ne fakakaukau nai naʻe ʻikai ʻafio mai ʻa Sihova? Naʻe tō ʻi he mānumanu siokitá ʻa e sevāniti faitōnunga ko ia ʻa Sihová pea fua hono nunuʻá. Neongo ia, ko e meʻa fakafiefiá, naʻe faai atu pē ʻo vete ʻe Tēvita ʻene fehālaakí pea fakatomala. He houngaʻia ē ko ia ʻi heʻene toe maʻu ʻa e hōifua ʻa Sihová!—2 Sām. 12:7-13.
Fakamoʻulaloa Loto-Lelei kia Sihova—Ko e Hā Hono ʻUhingá pea Anga-Fēfē?
15 Naʻe ʻikai ngata pē hono fakanofo ʻe Sihova ʻa Tēvita ke hoko ko e ʻulu ʻo hono fāmilí kae pehē foki ki he puleʻanga ʻo ʻIsilelí fakakātoa. ʻI he tuʻunga ko e tuʻí, naʻe maʻu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e mafai lahi. ʻI he taimi ʻe niʻihi, naʻá ne ngāuehalaʻaki ʻa e mafai ko iá pea fai ʻa e ngaahi fehālaaki mafatukituki. (2 Sām. 11:14, 15) Ka naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻene fakamoʻulaloa kia Sihová ʻaki hono tali ʻa e akonakí. Naʻá ne huaʻi atu hono lotó kia Sihova ʻi he lotu. Pea naʻá ne fai hono lelei tahá ke talangofua ki he akonaki ʻa Sihová. (Saame 51:1-4) Tānaki atu ki aí, naʻá ne maʻu ha anga-fakatōkilalo feʻunga ke tali ʻa e akonaki leleí mei he kakai tangatá kae pehē foki ki he kakai fefine. (1 Sām. 19:11, 12; 25:32, 33) Naʻe ako ʻa Tēvita mei heʻene ngaahi fehālaakí pea fakatefito ʻene moʻuí ʻi he tauhi kia Sihová.
Tuku ke Akoʻi Ho Konisēnisí ʻe he Lao mo e Tefitoʻi Moʻoni ʻa e ʻOtuá
7 ʻOku ʻikai fiemaʻu ke tau faingataʻaʻia ʻi he ngaahi nunuʻa ʻo hono maumauʻi ʻa e lao ʻa e ʻOtuá ke toki ako ai ʻa e meʻa ʻoku tonú mo ia ʻoku halá. ʻOku lava ke tau ako mei he ngaahi fehālaaki naʻe fai ʻe he niʻihi ʻi he kuohilí. Ko e ngaahi fakatātā ko ení ʻoku hiki ʻi he Tohi Tapú. ʻOku pehē ʻi he Palōveepi 1:5: “Ko e tokotaha potó ʻoku fanongo peá ne tali ʻa e fakahinohino lahi ange.” Ko e fakahinohino ko ení ʻoku haʻu mei he ʻOtuá pea ko e fakahinohino lelei taha ia ʻoku ala maʻú! Ko e fakatātaá, fakakaukau ki he lahi ʻo e faingataʻaʻia ʻa Tēvita hili ʻene talangataʻa kia Sihova peá ne fai ʻa e ʻulungaanga taʻetaau mo Pati-sepá. (2 Sām. 12:7-14) ʻI hoʻo lau ʻa e talanoa ko iá, ʻeke hifo kiate koe: ‘Naʻe mei lava fēfē ke fakaʻehiʻehi ʻa Tēvita mei he ngaahi palopalema ko ení? Ko e hā te u fai ʻi ha tuʻunga meimei tatau? Kapau ʻe fakataueleʻi au ke u fai ha ʻulungaanga taʻetaau, te u hangē ko Tēvitá pe te u hangē ko Siosifá?’ (Sēn. 39:11-15) Kapau te tau fakakaukau fakalelei fekauʻaki mo e ngaahi nunuʻa fakalilifu ʻo e angahalá, te tau “fehiʻa ki he koví” ʻo toe lahi ange.
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Tēvita
Naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe Sihova pea naʻá ne fakaeʻa kotoa ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó. Kapau naʻe fakaʻatā ʻe Sihova ha tangata, ke ne fakamāuʻi ʻa e ongo faihala ko Tēvita mo Pati-sepá ʻo fakatatau ki he Lao ʻa Mōsesé, kuo pau ke na mate fakatouʻosi ʻo ʻikai ngata pē ai kae toe pehē ki he kiʻi tama ʻi he manava ʻo e faʻeé. (Teu. 5:18; 22:22) Kae kehe, ko Sihova tonu naʻá ne fakamāuʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe hokó pea naʻá ne fakahaaʻi ʻa e meesi kia Tēvita koeʻuhi ko e fuakava ki he Puleʻangá. (2 Sām. 7:11-16) ʻIkai ngata aí, ka naʻe fakahāhā tonu ʻe Tēvita ʻa e faimēsí. (1 Sām. 24:4-7; fakafehoanaki mo e Sēm. 2:13) Pea koeʻuhi naʻe ʻafioʻi ʻe he ʻOtuá naʻá na fakatomala. (Saame 51:1-4) Ka naʻe ʻikai ke na hao mei he ngaahi nunuʻá kotoa. Fakafou ʻi he meʻa naʻe tala ʻe he palōfita ko Nētané, naʻe folofola ʻe Sihová: “Ko eni ʻoku ou ʻomi kiate koe ha mala mei ho loto fale ʻoʻoú.”—2 Sām. 12:1-12.
SUNE 20-26
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 13-14
“Ko e Holi Siokita ʻa ʻAmanoní Naʻe Iku Atu ki ha Meʻa Fakamamahi”
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ʻApisalome
Fakapoongi ʻo ʻAmanoní. Ko e hoihoifua ʻa e tuofefine ʻo ʻApisalome ko Temá, naʻá ne ʻai ai hono tuongaʻane lahi ʻokú na tamai taha ko ʻAmanoní ke ne ʻāʻāvea ʻiate ia. Naʻe fakangalingali ʻa ʻAmanoni ʻokú ne puke, ko ia naʻá ne kole ai ke ʻalu ange ʻa Tema ʻo ngaohi haʻane meʻakai pea naʻá ne fakamālohiʻi ʻo tohotohoʻi ia. Naʻe liliu ʻa e ʻofa fakakakano ʻa ʻAmanoni kia Temá ki ha fehiʻa lahi ʻaupito ʻo ne tuku ia ki tuʻa. Naʻe hae ʻe Tema hono teunga makehe naʻe tui ʻe he ngaahi ʻofefine kei nofo anga-maʻa ʻo e tuʻí, pea ʻai mo e efuefu ki hono ʻulú. ʻI heʻene fetaulaki mo ʻApisalomé, naʻe aʻu ʻene fakakaukaú ʻo ne mahinoʻi ʻa e tuʻungá pea mo ʻene huʻuhuʻu fekauʻaki mo ʻAmanoní, he naʻá ne ʻosi ʻiloʻi ʻene holi fakakakano ki hono tuofefiné. Naʻe tala ange ʻe ʻApisalome ki hono tuofefiné ke ʻoua te ne tala ki ha taha, pea naʻá ne ʻave ia ki hono ʻapí.—2 Sām. 13:1-20.
Fakatupulekina ʻa e Mapuleʻi-Kitá
11 ʻOku toe ʻomai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa e kakai naʻe ʻikai te nau talitekeʻi ʻa e fakatauele ke fehokotaki fakasino taʻetāú. Pea ʻoku fakahaaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi ola kovi ʻi he ʻikai ke tau maʻu ʻa e mapuleʻi-kitá. Kapau ʻokú ke ʻi ha tuʻunga meimei tatau mo Kim, fakakaukau fekauʻaki mo e talavou fakavalevale ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ʻi he Palōveepi vahe 7. Fakakaukau foki fekauʻaki mo ʻAmanoni mo e ngaahi nunuʻa kovi ʻo ʻene tōʻongá. (2 Sām. 13:1, 2, 10-15, 28-32) ʻE lava ke tokoniʻi ʻe he ngaahi mātuʻá ʻenau fānaú ke nau fakatupulekina ʻa e mapuleʻi-kita mo e poto ʻi he lāulea ki he ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ko iá lolotonga ʻa e lotu fakafāmilí.
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ʻApisalome
Hili ʻa e taʻu ʻe ua, ko e hoko mai eni ki he taimi fakafiefia ʻo e kosi ʻa e fanga sipí. Naʻe fokotuʻutuʻu ai ʻe ʻApisalome ha kātoanga kai ʻi Pēali-hasoa ʻa ia ko e kilomita nai ʻe 22 ki he tokelau fakahahake ʻo Selusalemá, pea naʻá ne fakaafeʻi ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e tuʻí pea mo Tēvita tonu. ʻI he kole ange ʻene tamaí heʻikai ke lava maí, naʻe kole ange ʻe ʻApisalome ke fekau kia ʻAmanoni ko hono ʻuluaki fohá ke haʻu ʻo fakafofongaʻi ia. (Pal. 10:18) ʻI he kātoangá, ʻi he taimi naʻe “fiefia ai ʻa e loto ʻo ʻAmanoní ʻi he uainé,” naʻe fekauʻi atu ʻe ʻApisalome ʻene kau sevānití ke tāmateʻi ia. Naʻe foki leva ʻa e ngaahi foha ʻo e tuʻí ki Selusalema, pea naʻe hola ʻa ʻApisalome mo ʻene kui tangata Sīliá ki he puleʻanga Kēsulí ki he fakahahake ʻo e Tahi Kālelí. (2 Sām. 13:23-38) Ko e heletā naʻe tomuʻa tala ʻe he palōfita ko Nētané kuo hoko ia ki he fale ʻo Tēvitá pea hokohoko atu ai pē ki he kotoa ʻene moʻuí.—2 Sām. 12:10.
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Ko e Hā ʻOku Ou Hohaʻa Ai ki Hoku Fōtunga Hā Maí?
Ko e moʻoni, ko e tangata ʻi lotó ʻokú ne ʻai ha taha ke fakaʻofoʻofa pe ʻikai ke fakaʻofoʻofa. Fakakaukau ki he foha ʻo Tuʻi Tēvita ko ʻApisalomé. ʻOku pehē ʻe he Tohi Tapú:
‘Pea naʻe ʻikai ha tangata ʻe tatau mo hono fuʻu matamatalelei: Naʻe ʻikai hano ʻila.’—2 Sāmiuela 14:25.
Neongo ia, ko e kiʻi talavou ko ení naʻe fuʻu pōlepole, hīkisia mo kākā! Kae kehe, ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻomai ʻi he Tohi Tapú ia ha fakatātā lelei ʻo ʻApisalome; ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ia ko ha tangata naʻe taʻemateaki taʻemīngao mo tāufehiʻa ʻi he loto-fakapō.
ʻOku ʻuhinga lelei leva hono ʻomai ʻe he Tohi Tapú ʻa e faleʻi ko ení: “Kofuʻaki kimoutolu ʻa e angaʻitangata foʻoú.”—Kolose 3:10.
“ʻOua ʻe tuku ke hoko hoʻomou teuteú ʻo fai ia ʻi tuʻa pē . . . , kae tuku ke mou teuʻi ʻa e tangata fufū ʻo e lotó.”—1 Pita 3:3, 4.
SUNE 27–SIULAI 3
KOLOA MEI HE FOLOFOLA ʻA E ʻOTUÁ | 2 SĀMIUELA 15-17
“Naʻe Angatuʻu ʻa ʻApisalome Koeʻuhi ko ʻEne Hīkisiá”
Ako mei he Kau Sevāniti Mateaki ʻa Sihová
Naʻe ʻikai ke mateaki ki he ʻOtuá ʻa ʻApisalome ko e foha ʻo Tuʻi Tēvitá koeʻuhí naʻe ʻikai ke ne anga-fakatōkilalo. Naʻá ne loto ke hoko ko e tuʻi, ko ia naʻá ne maʻu ha “saliote, mo e fanga hoosi, mo e toko nimangofulu ke lele muʻomuʻa.” (2 Sām. 15:1) Naʻá ne toe fakalotoʻi ʻa e kau ʻIsileli tokolahi ke nau mateaki ange kiate ia. Naʻe aʻu ʻo ne feinga ke tāmateʻi ʻene tamaí, neongo naʻá ne ʻiloʻi ko Sihova naʻá ne ʻai ʻa Tēvita ke tuʻi ki ʻIsilelí.—2 Sām. 15:13, 14; 17:1-4.
Tauhi ki he ʻOtua ʻo e Tauʻatāiná
5 ʻOku ʻi he Tohi Tapú ʻa e ngaahi faʻifaʻitakiʻanga lahi ʻo e faʻahinga naʻa nau tākiekina kovi ʻa e niʻihi kehé. Ko e faʻifaʻitakiʻanga pehē ʻe taha ko ʻApisalome, ko ha foha ʻo Tuʻi Tēvitá. Ko ʻApisalomé ko ha tangata mātā-tangata tōtō atu. Kae kehe, ʻi he faai mai ʻa e taimí, hangē ko Sētané, naʻá ne tuku ke fakafonu hono lotó ʻe he sio tuʻunga mānumanú, he naʻá ne kamata ke mānumanu ki he taloni ʻo ʻene tamaí, ʻa ia naʻe ʻikai haʻane totonu ki aí. ʻI he feinga kākā ke faʻao ʻa e tuʻunga-tuʻí, naʻe fakangalingali ai ʻa ʻApisalome ʻokú ne tokanga lahi ki hono ngaahi kaungā-ʻIsilelí lolotonga iá ʻokú ne fakahuʻuhuʻu pōtoʻi ko e lotoʻā ʻo e tuʻí ʻoku ʻikai ke ne tokanga kia kinautolu. ʻIo, hangē pē ko e Tēvoló ʻi he ngoue ko ʻĪtení, naʻe fakahaaʻi atu ʻe ʻApisalome ia ko ha tokotaha-tokoni, ʻi he taimi tatau naʻá ne mātuʻaki lauʻikoviʻi ʻa ʻene tamaí tonu.—2 Sām. 15:1-5.
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Hepeloni
ʻI he hili ha ngaahi taʻu naʻe foki ʻa e foha ʻo Tēvita ko ʻApisalomé ki Hepeloni, ʻo ne kamataʻi ʻa ʻene faʻufaʻu ke maʻu ʻa e tuʻunga-tuʻi ʻene tamaí. (2 Sām. 15:7-10) ʻOku ngalingali koeʻuhi ko Hepeloní ko ha kolo ʻiloa ia, ʻi he taimi ʻe taha naʻe hoko ia ko e kolomuʻa ʻo Siuta, pehē foki koeʻuhi ko e kolo ia naʻe fanauʻi ai ʻa ʻApisalomé ʻa ia ko e ʻuhinga ia naʻá ne fili ai ke kamata mei ai ʻene feinga ki he taloní.
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ʻOkú Ke Maʻu ʻa e Ngaahi Moʻoniʻi Meʻá?
11 ʻE hoko mai nai ha taimi ʻa ia te tau mamahi fakafoʻituitui ai koeʻuhi ko hano fakamafola ʻe he kakaí ha ngaahi talanoa fekauʻaki mo kitautolu ʻa ia ʻoku moʻoni fakakonga pē. Ko e meʻa eni naʻe hoko kia Mefipōsetí. Naʻe foaki nima-homo ʻe Tuʻi Tēvita kia Mefipōseti ʻa e kelekele kotoa ʻa ʻene kui-tangata ko Saulá. (2 Sām. 9:6, 7) Ka ki mui ai naʻe fanongo ʻa Tēvita ʻi ha talanoa ʻikai lelei fekauʻaki mo Mefipōseti. Naʻe ʻikai te ne vakaiʻi pe naʻe moʻoni ʻa e talanoá, pea naʻá ne toʻo kotoa ʻa e koloa ʻa Mefipōsetí. (2 Sām. 16:1-4) ʻI he talanoa ki mui ʻa Tēvita mo iá, naʻe ʻiloʻi ai ʻe Tēvita naʻá ne fai ha fehālaaki. Naʻá ne fakafoki leva ha konga ʻo e koloá kia Mefipōseti. (2 Sām. 19:24-29) Kapau naʻe vaheʻi ʻe Tēvita ha taimi ke maʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi moʻoniʻi meʻá kae ʻikai fakafeangai fakavave ki he fakamatala fakakongá, ne ʻikai ʻaupito mei tofanga ai ʻa Mefipōseti ʻi he fakamaau taʻetotonu ko ení.
TOKANGATAHA KI HE NGĀUE FAKAMALANGÁ
Faʻifaʻitaki ki he Mateaki ʻa ʻĪTAI
ʻOku ngalingali ko ʻĪtaí ko ha tangataʻifonua ia ʻo e kolo Filisitia ʻiloa ko Kati, ʻa e kolo ʻo e fuʻu saiāniti ko Kolaiaté pea mo e ngaahi fili fakamanavahē kehe ʻo ʻIsilelí. ʻI he ʻikai hano talateú, ko e fuofua taimi ʻoku tau ako ai fekauʻaki mo e pāteʻitau ko ʻĪtaí ko e taimi ko ia ʻo e angatuʻu ʻa ʻApisalome kia Tuʻi Tēvitá. Ko ʻĪtai mo e kau tangata Filisitia ʻe toko 600 naʻe muimui kiate iá, naʻa nau nofo hē holo he taimi ko iá ʻi he feituʻu ofi ki Selusalema.
Ko e tuʻunga ʻo ʻĪtai mo hono kau muimuí naʻe fakatupunga ai ʻa e manatu ʻa Tēvita ki he ngaahi ʻaho tonu ʻo ʻene hola takai holó ʻi he taimi naʻá ne hiki ai mo ʻene kau tau ʻIsileli ʻe toko 600 ki Filisitia ʻo nau hū atu ai ki he feituʻu ʻo ʻĀkisi, ko e tuʻi ʻo Katí. (1 Sam. 27:2, 3) Ko e hā ʻe fai ʻe ʻĪtai mo ʻene kau tangatá ʻi he fehangahangai ʻa Tēvita mo e angatuʻu ʻa hono foha ko ʻApisalomé? Te nau kau mo ʻApisalome, tuʻuʻatā ai pē, pe kau mo Tēvita mo ʻene kau tangatá?
Sioloto atu kia Tēvita, ʻokú ne hola mei Selusalema, ʻo ne mālōlō ʻi he feituʻu ko Peti-mehaki, ko hono ʻuhingá ko e “Faletaupotu.” Mahalo ko e fale taupotu ia ʻi Selusalema ʻoku hanga ki he Moʻunga ʻŌlivé ki muʻa ke kolosi ʻi he Teleʻa Kitiloné. (2 Sam. 15:17) Naʻe siviʻi heni ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻene kau taú ʻi heʻenau laka atú. Vakai! Naʻe ʻalu fakataha mo ia ʻo ʻikai ko e kau ʻIsileli mateakí pē kae toe pehē foki ki he kotoa ʻo e kau Kelití mo e kotoa ʻo e kau Peletí. ʻIkai ngata aí, naʻe kau ki ai mo e kotoa ʻo e kau Katí—ʻa ʻĪtai mo ʻene kau tangata tau ʻe toko 600.—2 Sam. 15:18.
ʻI he kaungāongoʻi moʻoni, ʻoku pehē ʻe Tēvita kia ʻĪtai: “Koeʻumaʻaki ʻetau ō fakataha mo koe? Foki o nofo mo e hau [ʻoku hā mahino ko e ʻuhingá kia ʻApisalome]: he ko e ʻāunofo koe, mo e fakaheʻi; foki ki hao potu. Ko e ʻaneafi pe hoʻo haʻu, pea te u ʻave leva koe ke ō holo mo kimautolu, ʻosi ko ʻeku ʻalu ʻaku heiʻilo pe te u ʻalu ki fe? Foki koe, ʻo ʻave ho kainga; pea ke ʻiate koe ʻa e ʻaloʻofa mo e moʻoni [ʻa Sihová.]”—2 Sam. 15:19, 20.
ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe ʻĪtai ʻa e mateaki taʻeueʻia. ʻOkú ne tali: “Tangi ʻa e moʻui ʻa e ʻEiki, pea tangi ʻa e moʻui ʻa e feituʻu na, ko e potu ʻe ʻi ai ʻa e ʻafio ʻa e tuʻi, pe ko e mate pe ko ha moʻui, ko e potu ia ʻe ʻi ai hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ko au.” (2 Sam. 15:21) Naʻe fakamanatu nai ai heni kia Tēvita ʻa e ngaahi lea tatau naʻe leaʻaki ʻe heʻene kui-ua ko Luté. (Lute 1:16, 17) Naʻe maongo ki hono lotó ʻa e lea ʻa ʻĪtaí, ʻo tala ange ai ʻe Tēvita kiate ia: “ʻAlu pe, ʻo laka atu” ʻi he Teleʻa Kitiloné. ʻI he meʻa ko iá, naʻe “laka atu ʻa e Kati ko ʻĪtai, mo ʻene kau tangata, mo e kau tamaiki naʻe ʻiate ia.”—2 Sam. 15:22.
“Moʻotau Akonekina”
“ʻIlonga ha meʻa naʻe tohi muʻa naʻe tohi moʻotau akonekina,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Loma 15:4. Ko ia ʻoku lelei ke tau ʻeke, Ko e hā ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻe lava ke tau ako mei he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻĪtaí? Fakakaukau ki he meʻa nai naʻá ne ueʻi ia ke ne mateaki ai kia Tēvitá. Neongo ko e muli ia pea naʻe mavahe mei Filisitia, naʻe ʻiloʻi ʻe ʻĪtai ko Sihova ʻa e ʻOtua moʻuí pea ko Tēvitá ko e tokotaha pani ia ʻa Sihova. Naʻe malava ʻa ʻĪtai ke sio fakalaka atu ʻi he tāufehiʻa naʻe hoko ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e kau ʻIsilelí mo e kau Filisitiá. Naʻá ne vakai kia Tēvita ʻo ʻikai ko ha toko taha pē naʻá ne tāmateʻi ʻa e toʻa Filisitia ko Kolaiaté mo e tokolahi ʻo hono kaungā tangataʻifonuá. (1 Sam. 18:6, 7) Naʻe sio ʻa ʻĪtai kia Tēvita ko ha tangata naʻe ʻofa kia Sihova pea ʻoku ʻikai ha veiveiua naʻá ne fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga fisifisimuʻa ʻo Tēvitá. ʻIkai ko ia pē, naʻe fakamahuʻingaʻi lahi ʻe Tēvita ʻa ʻĪtai. He ko ē, naʻe aʻu ʻo ne tuku atu ʻa e vahe tolu ʻe taha ʻo ʻene kongakaú ke “maʻu ʻe Itai” ʻi he tau makehe mo e ngaahi kongakau ʻa ʻApisalomé!—2 Sam. 18:2.
ʻOku totonu foki ke tau sio ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi he faikehekehe fakafonua, fakamatakali, pe fakafaʻahinga—ha nōfoʻi pē ʻia kitautolu ʻa e tomuʻa fehiʻá mo e fakafilí—kae fakatokangaʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻulungāanga lelei ʻi he niʻihi kehé. Ko e vāofi naʻe hoko ʻia Tēvita mo ʻĪtaí ʻoku fakatātaaʻi ai ko ʻetau ʻilo mo e ʻofa kia Sihová ʻe lava ke tokoniʻi ai kitautolu ke ikuʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻā vahevahe ko iá.
ʻI heʻetau fakakaukauloto atu ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻa ʻĪtaí, ʻe lava ke tau ʻeke hifo kia kitautolu: ‘ʻOku ou fakahāhā ha mateaki meimei tatau ki he Tēvita Lahi Angé, ʻa Kalaisi Sīsū? ʻOku ou fakahāhā ʻeku mateakí ʻaki ʻa e kau faivelenga ʻi hono malangaʻi ʻo e Puleʻangá mo e ngaohi ākongá?’ (Mt. 24:14; 28:19, 20) ‘Ko e hā hono lahi ʻo ʻeku loto-lelei ke fakamoʻoniʻi ʻeku mateakí?’
ʻOku toe maʻu ʻaonga ʻa e ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí ʻi heʻenau fakalaulauloto ki he faʻifaʻitakiʻanga ʻo e mateaki ʻa ʻĪtaí. Ko ʻene faitōnunga kia Tēvita mo ʻene fili ke ʻalu mo e tuʻi pani ʻa e ʻOtuá naʻe maongo ia ki heʻene kau tangatá. ʻI he tuʻunga meimei tatau, ko e ngaahi fili ʻoku fai ʻe he ngaahi ʻuluʻi fāmilí ʻi hono poupouʻi ʻa e lotu moʻoní ʻoku maongo ia ki honau ngaahi fāmilí pea ʻe aʻu nai ʻo hoko ai ʻa e ngaahi faingataʻa fakataimi. Ka, ʻoku fakapapauʻi mai kia kitautolu: “Ki he tokotaha mateakí [ko Sihová] te ne mateaki.”—Sāme 18:25, NW.
ʻI he hili ʻa e tau ʻa Tēvita mo ʻApisalomé, ʻoku ʻikai ha toe lau ʻa e Tohi Tapú ʻo fekauʻaki mo ʻĪtai. Kae kehe, ko e fakamatala nounou fekauʻaki mo ia ʻi he Folofola ʻa e ʻOtuá ʻoku ʻomai ai ʻa e fakamaama ʻoku taau ke fakatokangaʻi ʻo kau kiate ia he lolotonga ʻo e taimi faingataʻa ʻi he moʻui ʻa Tēvitá. Ko hono fakakau ʻo ʻĪtai ʻi he lēkooti fakamānavaʻí ko e fakamoʻoni ia ʻoku ʻafioʻi mo fakapaleʻi ʻe Sihova ʻa e mateaki peheé.—Hep. 6:10.